Chapter 81: Camillo Golgi (Please subscribe!)

In fact, as early as the first day of arriving in Italy, Carlo had already instructed his attendant, Kadier, to search for all kinds of useful talent in Italy.

Carlo did not place any restrictions on the professions of the talent; whether they were in physics, chemistry, mechanics, or medicine, as long as they could be of help to Spain, they were within the scope of Carlo's recruitment.

The standard for recruiting talent remained the same: a house in Madrid, a high-paying job, and a check for 5, 00 pesetas. If they had family, they would be settled as well, and educational resources would be provided for their children.

With such a complete package, unless they were the type of scientist who was already very wealthy, not many people could resist the temptation.

It was like a president of a country in later generations inviting you to work abroad, where the annual income is not only millions, but you are also provided with a check for 500, 00 before you even depart; ordinary people would likely be tempted.

Attracted by such generous conditions, Carlo soon received a report from Kadier that the first batch of talent willing to go to Spain was ready.

When Carlo saw the length of the list, he realized just how high the appeal of the conditions he offered was to the people of this era.

The entire list contained nearly a hundred people, including professors from famous Italian universities and quite well-known scientists.

Although poaching people like this was somewhat unethical, for the sake of Spain's development, being unethical was acceptable.

Among the list of over a hundred people, Carlo quickly saw a name that looked familiar: Camillo Golgi.

It wasn't just that the surname was famous; Carlo actually had a certain impression of this name.

If Carlo remembered correctly, it seemed this fellow named Golgi had even won a Nobel Prize in Medicine?

However, Carlo couldn't recall the specifics anymore, only that this guy was quite famous in Italy.

"Camillo Golgi?" Carlo looked at Kadier and asked, "Is this someone who does medical research?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Camillo graduated from the University of Pavia School of Medicine and is currently a doctor at San Matteo Hospital," Kadier replied hurriedly.

Carlo nodded. At this time, the Nobel Prize had not yet been born. As a future Nobel laureate, Camillo likely hadn't yet demonstrated his full capabilities and should just be an ordinary doctor.

"Have these people been arranged?" Carlo asked. "The delegation will leave Italy in a few days, and I hope they can leave with us."

"Everything has been arranged, Your Majesty," Kadier nodded and said. "These people can leave with us at any time. The ones who weren't ready yet have been listed by me in the second batch, and they should be able to head to Spain within a month."

Carlo felt a bit awkward, not expecting to have plucked several hundred talents from Italy all at once. However, considering how important these talents were to Spain's development, Carlo didn't feel so awkward anymore.

In any case, Italy was large and wealthy, and it wouldn't miss these few hundred talents. Unlike Spain, which currently lacked people in all kinds of industries, except for the most numerous group: farmers.

"Try not to attract the attention of the Italian government while recruiting talent," Carlo instructed. "Although this does not violate Italian law, it would damage the good relationship between Spain and Italy."

"Future development in Spain still requires Italy's help, and I hope this matter can be handled more discreetly."

The good news was that none of the people on the list were too famous; as long as it was done discreetly, it would basically not attract the attention of the Italian government.

After all, there was no shortage of outward migration from Italy; these talents mixed in with the immigrants would basically not be discovered.

The Italian government would not specifically investigate the reasons why a certain talent was leaving. After all, Italy had plenty of such talent; what it truly lacked were those scientists who were already famous and had relevant research achievements.

If Camillo had already won a Nobel Prize, the Italian government would of course notice him and do its best to prevent him from emigrating abroad.

But at this time, Camillo was just an ordinary doctor who graduated from an ordinary university, so his emigration was not that important to the Italian government.

As long as Kadier's actions were not too blatant and he didn't take away too many talents at once, the Italian government would turn a blind eye even if it found out.

"I understand, Your Majesty. These people are using legal immigration channels to go to Spain, and the subsequent talents will not go directly to Spain, but will transit through France or other places; the Italians cannot possibly notice," Kadier nodded and replied.

Kadier still understood the need to remain cautious. The Italian government would not pay much attention to one or a few people immigrating to Spain, but it would certainly notice over a hundred people immigrating to Spain at the same time.

The best way was to transit through France or other places; in any case, the Italian government wouldn't know whether these people went to France or Spain.

"Prepare a detailed file on Camillo Golgi for me, and bring this person to see me tomorrow," Carlo ordered.

Being able to win a Nobel Prize proved that Camillo himself possessed quite remarkable ability.

Spain also lacked such medical talent; if he could be brought in and cultivated, Spain could also make significant progress in medicine in the future.

Carlo would never underestimate the importance of medicine.

Carlo deeply understood how backward medicine was in this era; whether for his own safety or for the sake of all Spaniards, vigorously developing medicine and medical technology was very necessary.

Researching medicine could also bring in sufficient income. Antibiotics that could save lives, like penicillin, would never lack a market.

Once an important drug similar to penicillin was developed, the income from exporting the medicine alone would be enough to ensure the royal family never had to worry about money again, and it could even be used to fleece other countries—why not do it?

"Yes, Your Majesty." Regarding Carlo's instructions, Kadier naturally would not ask a single extra question. He knew his task was to faithfully execute orders; that was his duty.

Waving his hand to let Kadier leave, Carlo's gaze turned toward the window.

An idea had already formed in Carlo's mind: to establish an institution similar to the Nobel Prize to award honors and rewards to the famous scientists of this era.

While these scientists came to receive their honors and rewards, Carlo could easily make contact with them and recruit them to work in Spain.

Of course, this was just a concept, and it would be full of difficulties to realize. After all, Carlo's goal of recruiting talent would also be discovered by other countries. If every country established similar awards and increased the importance placed on talent, it would be like lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet, as Spain currently could only expand its talent pool by attracting foreign talent.

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